I’d like to respond to the discussion of SRP purchasing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s (LADWP) share of the Navajo Generating Station.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In 21st century America, a 19th century invention — the bicycle — is figuring more and more in the calculations of apartment hunters and others looking for suitable digs.

Solar panel maker First Solar has purchased Chilean solar development company Solar Chile as energy demand continues to rise in the region.

Eligible nonprofit organizations have just two more weeks to apply for the SRP EarthWise Energy program for a chance to receive a complimentary photovoltaic (PV) system, according to a release.

Crescent Crown Distributing recently completed the building of an “eco-friendly” 335,000-square-foot facility, according to a release.

Area eligible nonprofit organizations can apply for a chance to receive a free solar photovoltaic energy system from SRP EarthWise Energy.

Along with delivering reliable power and water to the Valley for more than 100 years, SRP provides information, programs and strategies for customers to conserve these vital resources. The result is often happy customers who have reduced their bills while lessening their impact on the environment.

Along with delivering reliable power and water to the Valley for more than 100 years, SRP provides information, programs and strategies for customers to conserve these vital resources. The result is often happy customers who have reduced their bills while lessening their impact on the environment.

The Valley of the Sun YMCA, the state’s oldest nonprofit, is going high-tech by partnering with Scout Solar, a Tempe business, to bring 1.6 megawatts of energy to 16 locations, three of which are in the East Valley.

As the Arizona sunshine cast it rays on the participants of the SEMI High Tech U Teacher Academy on this particular Saturday in February, teachers from across the Valley used small photovoltaic panels to light LED and incandescent light bulbs.

Well, so much for all those jobs that were supposed to be created by the new First Solar plant in my neighborhood.

It’s been possible for years for energy-conscious homeowners to buy a house that generates as much electricity as it consumes, but that’s typically required the very expensive task of building a custom home.

A German solar-powered home that's on a tour of North America will make a stop in Tempe, opening Monday to showcase the latest in ultra-efficient design and technology.

When you think of Salt River Project, chances are you think no further than the light switch or utility bill. But behind the curtain there's a lot that goes into ensuring the lights come on when you flip that switch.

When you think of Salt River Project, chances are you think no further than the light switch or utility bill. But behind the curtain there's a lot that goes into ensuring the lights come on when you flip that switch.

Tempe’s YMCA branch is one of four in the Valley set to get solar panels next year in an effort to reduce energy costs. The panels are projected to reduce electric use by 21 percent at the Tempe location. The panels are manufactured by German-based Centrosolar America, which has a U.S. office in Scottsdale.

Salt River Project and Colorado-based Juwi Solar Inc. have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement for 19 megawatts of solar photovoltaic energy from a facility to be built in Queen Creek. SRP will purchase all of the solar energy produced at the Queen Creek power plant, which is expected to be online by the end of 2012.

Students attending classes at the East Valley Institute of Technology will benefit from the power of the sun under the Salt River Project’s Solar for Schools program. The EVIT campus is the last of 13 schools in the Valley to receive a 10-kilowatt roof-mounted photovoltaic system.

First Solar will not receive a federal loan guarantee for a facility it is developing in California.

Arizona Public Service Co. is seeking proposals from solar developers and installers to build a 17 megawatt photovoltaic facility financed through the utility’s AZ Sun Program. Project must employ commercially driven technology. The new solar facility, expected to be completed in 2013, will be owned and operated by APS and will provide electricity to an estimated 4,000 Arizona homes. A bidder’s webinar will be held Oct. 12. For more information, see www.aps.com/aps/rfp/default.html

To help reduce utility costs, solar panels have been installed at Four Peaks Elementary School in a joint effort by SRP and the Apache Junction Unified School District.

First Solar Inc. said Monday it sold a solar farm being built in Spain to a renewable energy fund in Europe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

First Solar Inc. said Monday it sold a solar farm being built in Spain to a renewable energy fund in Europe. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

WASHINGTON • Construction should begin within a month on a “waterless” 700-megawatt solar power project in Maricopa County that won a $359.1 million conditional loan guarantee this week from the Department of Energy.